Aklanon is unique among Philippine languages since it possesses the digraph ea ("l" pronounced with rolling "r" sound). According to legend, the digraph originated from the first ruler of Aklan, Datu Bangkaya, who had a short tongue and therefore could not pronounce the "l" sound.
Akeanon tongue-twisters:
Ro anwang nagaeugaeog sa eugan-eugan. (The carabao is swimming in the mud.)
Ro kaeamay nagaeapuyot sa kaeaha. (The sugar stuck on the pan.)
Animals
Bird : Pispis Carabao : Anwang Dog : Ayam Cat : Kuring Monkey : Amo Worm : Ueod Snake : Sawa
Food
Rice : Humay Fish: Suea Meat : Karne Pork : Baboy Beef: Baka Bread : Tinapay Vegetable : Tinuea Mushroom : Amamakue
Akeanon Words
Crazy : kaumangon Gold : bueawan
Pronunciation guide
[edit]Common
Consonants
[edit]Common diphthongs
[edit]Phrase list
[edit]Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
Basics
[edit]- Hello.
- Hello. ( )
- Hello. (informal)
- Hay. ( )
- How are you?
- Kumusta?
- Fine, thank you.
- Mayad man.
- What is your name?
- ano ro imong pangaean? ( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- Akon nga pangaean hay _____. ; ako hay si ______ . ( _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- Kamayad nga nagkakilaea ta kita. ( )
- Please.
- paki- ; pangabay. ( )
- Thank you.
- Saeamat . ( )
- You're welcome.
- Uwa ron. ( )
- Yes.
- Ho-o . ( )
- No.
- Bukon. ( )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Paagi. ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Pahuman nga. ( )
- I'm sorry.
- Pasensyahe guid. ( )
- Goodbye
- Mauna eot ang. ( )
- Goodbye (informal)
- Mauna eon aq. ( )
- I can't speak Akeanon [well].
- [ ]Uwa aq kabaeo maghambae nga Akeanon it mayad. ( [ ]) Indi ako kantigo maghambae it akeanon
- Do you speak English?
- Antigo ka mag hambae it English?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- May una baea iya nga kantigo maghambae it Ingles? May iya nga tigo maghambae it english?
- Help!
- Bulig! Tabang!
- Look out!
- Pagtan-aw! ( !)
- Good morning.
- mayad-ayad nga agahon . ( )
- Good evening.
- mayad-ayad nga gabi-i. ( )
- Good night.
- mad-ayad nga hapon. ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- pagkatueog eon. ( )
- I don't understand.
- Indi ko maeobtan. ( )
- Where is the toilet?
- Siin ro casilyas?
Problems
[edit]Numbers
[edit]- 1
- isaea
- 2
- daywa
- 3
- tatlo
- 4
- ap-at
- 5
- lima
- 6
- an-om
- 7
- pito
- 8
- waeo
- 9
- siyam
- 10
- pueo
- 11
- pueo ag isaea
- 12
- pueo ag daywa
- 13
- pueo ag tatlo
- 20
- daywang pueo
- 30
- tatlong pueo
- 40
- ap-at ka pueo
- 50
- limang ka pueo
- 100
- isaea'ng gatos
- 200
- daywa'ng gatos
- 300
- tatlo'ng gatos
- 400
- ap-at nga gatos
- 500
- lima'ng gatos
- 1,000
- isaea'ng libo
- 2,000
- daywa'ng libo
- 3,000
- tatlo'ng libo
Time
[edit]Morning :Agahon; Noon :Udto ro adlao; Afternoon :Hapon; Evening :Gabi-i; Now :Makaron Later :Hinduna
Clock time
[edit]- one o'clock AM
- ala una it agahun
- two o'clock AM
- alas dos it hapun
- noon
- udto
- one o'clock PM
- ala-una it hapun
- two o'clock PM -
- alas dos it hapun
- midnight
Duration
[edit]Days
[edit]- Monday
- Lunes
- Tuesday
- Martes
- Wednesday
- Mierkules
- Thursday
- Huebes
- Friday
- Biernes
- Saturday
- Sabado
- Sunday
- Dominggo
Months
[edit]- January
- Enero
- February
- Pebrero
- March
- Marso
- April
- Abril
- May
- Mayo
- June
- Hunyo
- July
- Hulyo
- August
- Agosto
- September
- Septiembre
- October
- Oktobre
- November
- Nobyembre
- December
- Disyembre
Writing time and date
[edit]Colors
[edit]white-puti, red- puea, green- berde, yellow- dueaw, black- itum, blue - azul; asul
Transportation
[edit]Bus and train
[edit]Directions
[edit]Taxi
[edit]Car - Saeakyan
Bicycle - Sikad
Lodging
[edit]Money
[edit]- Money - cuarta
- I have no money - Owa ako it cuarta.
- change - sinsillo;
- ten cents - dies centimos or centavos
- five cents - bakud
Eating
[edit]Breakfast - pamahaw
Lunch - ilabas
Snack - meryenda
Dinner - ihapon
Food - pagkaon
Rice - humay
Toasted/burnt rice - dukot
Viand - suea
(to) Boil (something) - ea-ga
Spoiled - ban-os
Overripe - samad (usually an exaggeration)
Bars
[edit]Shopping
[edit]Driving
[edit]Speed up - dasig/i/a
Slow down - hinay/i/a
Brake - menor
Let's go - panaw ta
Stop - pundo
I'm going out (of the car) - manaog eun ako